Expense Ratio History

VCKSX expense ratio history

Virtus KAR Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund, Class C

Fund company
Virtus
Type
Mutual fund

Expense ratio: 2.81%

In basis points
281 basis points
Yearly cost per $10,000
$281
Prospectus dated
28 January 2025, filed with the SEC; rounded to 0.01%
Last change
Cut from 2.92% on 28 January 2025

Fee over time

VCKSX expense ratio: 2.09% until 28 Jan 2022, then 4.88%; 4.88% until 27 Jan 2023, then 3.43%; 3.43% until 29 Jan 2024, then 2.92%; 2.92% until 28 Jan 2025, then 2.81%; read at 2.81% on 28 Jan 2025.0.00%2.00%4.00%6.00%8.00%Dec 2020Sep 2021Jun 2022Mar 2023Dec 2023Sep 20242.09% before2.81% from 28 Jan 2025
VCKSX expense ratio: 2.09% until 28 Jan 2022, then 4.88%; 4.88% until 27 Jan 2023, then 3.43%; 3.43% until 29 Jan 2024, then 2.92%; 2.92% until 28 Jan 2025, then 2.81%; read at 2.81% on 28 Jan 2025.0.00%2.00%4.00%6.00%8.00%Dec 2020Jun 2022Dec 20232.09% before2.81% from 28 Jan 2025
Solid line: the fee in effect after each recorded change. Dashed: the fee before it. Dots: prospectuses filed with the SEC and dates we read the fee from a source.

Share classes

The same fund is sold as 4 share classes, each with its own fee. Figures are from each class's latest prospectus in SEC filings, rounded to 0.01%.

TickerShare classFeeAfter waiversProspectus dated
VCKSX (this page) Class C 2.81% 1.95% 28 Jan 2025
VIKSX Class I 2.05% 0.95% 28 Jan 2026
VRKSX Class R6 1.92% 0.89% 28 Jan 2026
VAKSX Class A 2.26% 1.20% 28 Jan 2026

Every figure we've recorded

DateFeeWhat happened
28 Jan 2025 2.81% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2025-01-28 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
28 Jan 2025 2.81% Cut from 2.92% to 2.81%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 497) filed with the SEC on 2025-12-15
29 Jan 2024 2.92% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2024-01-29 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
29 Jan 2024 2.92% Cut from 3.43% to 2.92%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2024-01-23
27 Jan 2023 3.43% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2023-01-27 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
27 Jan 2023 3.43% Cut from 4.88% to 3.43%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2023-01-24
28 Jan 2022 4.88% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2022-01-28 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
28 Jan 2022 4.88% Raised from 2.09% to 4.88%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2022-01-27
1 Feb 2021 2.09% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2021-02-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
7 Dec 2020 2.09% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2020-12-07 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS

What this fee costs

Change the amount, years or return. The estimate keeps the fee at 2.81% and the return steady each year, the same assumptions as the cost example in a fund's prospectus.

$3,171 in fees over 10 years

After fees, $10,000 grows to $12,334.

Fees paid on $10,000 at 5% a year
AfterFees paid
1 year$288
3 years$883
5 years$1,502
10 years$3,171

How we read this figure

The figure is the total annual fund operating expenses line of the fee table in the fund's prospectus, as tagged in the fund company's filing with the SEC. The SEC publishes these figures rounded to four decimal places, so 0.015% appears as 0.02%. The fund company's own page may show a more precise number.

SEC filings give 6 prospectuses for this share class since 2020. Each one is listed above with a link to the filing.

How we read fees

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